Sugar Land Garden Club sponsors 'The Great Grow' for schoolchildren

Published 9:56 am, Wednesday, June 25, 2014

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Commonwealth Elementary Garden Clubâs school garden is shown in the photo.Lower left photo is Brookwood Handbell Choir members who performed at the recent Gallery Furniture groundbreaking. Lower right is Sugar Land Garden Club volunteer, Carolyn Salmans, working with Brookwood residents. less

Commonwealth Elementary Garden Clubâs school garden is shown in the photo.Lower left photo is Brookwood Handbell Choir members who performed at the recent Gallery Furniture groundbreaking. Lower right is ... more

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Sugar Land Garden Club sponsors 'The Great Grow' for schoolchildren

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The Sugar Land Garden Club Fall Festival on Sept. 27 will feature a kick-off event for "The Great Grow," an elementary school garden competition.

Club members visited local schools in May offering $100 in start-up garden funds and the opportunity to compete for "The Best School Garden" and a $500 grand prize. Participants will bring their harvest to market in spring 2015 at the Imperial Farmers Market where final judging will occur.

Another highlight of the fall festival will include The Brookwood Community Plant Sale outdoor tent sponsored by Gallery Furniture. The Brookwood Community, "Where Adults with Special Needs Contribute to the World," is a favorite organization of both Mattress Mack of Gallery Furniture and the Sugar Land Garden Club. The new Gallery Furniture store, set to open in Fort Bend County this fall, will house an area for Brookwood Community artwork. And, the Sugar Land Garden Club is celebrating its 20th year of volunteer service at Brookwood Community.

Corporate sponsorships and vendor booths are available to support this event.

The Sugar Land Garden Club was established in 1932 and is a 501(c)3 charitable organization raising funds for gardening and natural resource education as well as community service projects and scholarships.